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"Yes Your servants were getting alarmed" He smiled "But there is no need for alar yourself, perhaps?"

A peculiar s and yet sad, curved her lips for a moment Then she said quietly: "Perhaps I have overtired myself a little lately But it was quite unavoidable"

"I see" So about this speech puzzled Anstice, and for a moment he was rather at a loss to knohat to say in reply

She did not wait for hiain? These faints are so unpleasant--really I don't think"--she paused, and when she resumed her voice sounded still deeper, with a true contralto note--"I don't think even death itself can bethrough the earth----"

She broke off, and he hastened to reply

"I don't think you need anticipate any further trouble to-night I suppose you have had your heart sounded?"

Again she smiled; and once more he could have sworn there was mockery in her smile

"Yes But I don't thinkIt--it is due to other causes----"

She stopped abruptly as the door opened, and the wo the hot-water bottle for which she had been sent

"That you, Tochatti?" She seemed to welcome the interruption "Thank you so much" She let the servant fuss over her for a moment, then turned to Anstice "You see," she said, "I alad you are," he rejoined promptly "You know you are really in need of a little care at present If you will allow me, I should like to sound your heartsatisfied himself that the state in which he found her was due rather to weakness than to any specific disease, he turned to the strangely naave her a few directions for the night

"I'll see to it, sir," she said quietly; and Anstice knew his orders would be faithfully carried out

"Well, I can't do you any good by staying," he said, bending over the bed and holding out his hand "But send for me if you want me, won't you? And I'll look in to-morrow to see how you are"

"One ely alive in spite of her recent unconsciousness "Put on a little ht, please, Tochatti I should like to see"--she spoke without any embarrass"